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Mike Zacchio

Burcescu, this season's Journal News Westchester/Putnam player of the year, elected to play for the Huskies over the likes of Lehigh, Colgate, Florida, and Delaware. The 6-foot-1 hitter cannot sign a National Letter of Intent until the fall.

"It's definitely more stress-free, but it doesn't mean I'm going to be like, 'Oh, I'm committed to a college now, so I don't have to try anymore.' Obviously, I wouldn't do that," she said. "I'm just going ...